Category: Digital Signage

Digital Signage
Integrations

Fujifilm: Enhancing the Customer Experience with Interactivity

QR Interaction

In its effort to revolutionize the retail experience, Fujifilm has redesigned its stores to create an environment that reflects the quality and professionalism of its photography and videography products. This multisensory approach combines music, scents, and visual elements, aiming not just to attract but to captivate and inspire visitors. The result is an immersive and memorable atmosphere that aligns with Fujifilm’s brand essence.

Interactive Screens for a Personalized Experience

One of the most innovative elements of this transformation is the use of interactive screens that allow customers to control what they see. Through their smartphones, visitors can scan a QR code that takes them to an interactive menu. On this platform, they can explore Fujifilm’s wide range of cameras, view specific models, and, with a single touch, project a demonstration video onto the store’s screens. This immersive experience turns a regular store visit into a personalized interaction where customers can get an in-depth look at each camera model and its unique features before making a purchase.

How the Interactive Solution Works

The system is designed to be intuitive and user-friendly, creating a direct connection between the customer and the product. By scanning the QR code, customers are directed to a mobile menu where they can explore the Fujifilm product lineup. Once they select a model and hit “play,” the video begins streaming directly on the store screens. This seamless integration between mobile devices and in-store displays transforms a standard product demonstration into an engaging interaction that combines the convenience of online browsing with the immersive experience of a physical space.

A Multisensory Shopping Experience

Beyond visuals, Fujifilm has thoughtfully enhanced the store ambiance with selected background music and a custom fragrance, contributing to a cohesive, memorable experience. This multisensory approach aligns with Fujifilm’s commitment to quality and attention to detail, ensuring that every element within the store reinforces the brand’s standards.

Why This Experience Matters

In an era where e-commerce dominates, Fujifilm demonstrates that physical spaces still play a vital role in customer relationships. Creating meaningful in-store experiences is essential to attract and retain customers, offering something online stores can’t: an emotional and sensory connection to the product. Fujifilm’s interactive digital signage solution is a clear example of how brands can use technology to enhance the retail experience, strengthening brand identity and setting Fujifilm apart as a leader in creating customer-centered shopping experiences.

Innovation in Customer Experience

This approach not only keeps Fujifilm at the forefront of technology but also establishes a new standard for how customers interact with products in a physical space. Fujifilm’s stores are more than a point of sale; they are spaces where visitors can discover, experience, and be inspired, reflecting the brand’s spirit of innovation and quality.

Digital Signage

Smart Playlists – Automating Content Distribution

Automating Content Distribution – Projects on Autopilot

This video is a 30-second summary of smart playlists in action:

In just 30 seconds, the user has added 2 pieces of content to the content loop, segmenting by type of content and language. After this quick action, the content is being downloaded by hundreds of players. The content is segmented depending on the store services and the local language. The players are all downloading the corresponding content. By navigating to the players menu, you can see the player state:

Finally, you can make sure the segmentation has been done correctly, by checking if the players actually receive the correct content:

This quick procedure is a huge difference to manually segmenting or editing several content loops.

In the rapidly evolving world of digital signage, managing a complex content distribution strategy can be a daunting task. With diverse audiences, multiple locations, display formats and orientations, and varying content needs, ensuring that the right message reaches the right people at the right time can feel like an intricate puzzle. At Waapiti, we’ve developed a feature within our CMS software called Smart Playlists, designed to simplify this process. By leveraging an advanced tagging system, Smart Playlists allow you to automate and optimize content distribution, reducing the need for manual intervention, minimizing the risk of errors, and saving a lot of time in content management. After an initial setup, your projects will run forever smoothly on autopilot.

Simplifying Content Distribution

Traditional methods of content distribution often require creating multiple channels or loops of content for each specific case, leading to a complex and time-consuming management process. Smart Playlists transform this by using just simple tags to manage and distribute content dynamically. Here’s how it works:

How Smart Playlists Work

  1. Tagging System: Assign tags to content and players. Tags can be categorized into Super Tags, which serve as higher-level groupings. For example, a Super Tag could be “Department,” with tags like “Sales,” “HR,” and “IT.”
  2. Input Tags: These tags filter the content that enters the Smart Playlist.
  3. Output Super Tags: Optionally, these determine which tag values must be present in both the content and the player for the content to be valid for that player.

By setting up these tags, Smart Playlists can dynamically adjust the content that gets displayed based on the tags assigned to both the content and the players, significantly reducing the need for time-consuming processes of editting playlists or content loops.

Practical Examples

Let’s explore some practical examples of how Smart Playlists can streamline complex content distribution strategies:

1. Retail Store Promotions

Scenario: A retail chain, present in several countries, wants to display different promotions based on product categories and store locations, in different languages.

  • Input Tags: Promotion Type (Summer Sale, New Arrivals)
  • Output Super Tags: Location (Downtown, Suburb), Product Category (Electronics, Clothing) and Languages (English, Spanish, Italian, French)

Implementation:

  • Assign different promotion tags like “Summer Sale” and “New Arrivals” to relevant promotional content.
  • Tag players in different stores with location tags such as “Downtown” and “Suburb”, with product tags depending on the products each store has available such as “Electronics” or “Clothing”, and with the languages needed, such as “English” or “Spanish”.
  • Create a Smart Playlist with input tags “Summer Sale”
  • Set output Super Tags for Location, Product Category and Language.

Result: The retail chain’s digital signage now has a dynamic list for all the Summer Sale content. this smart playlist will automatically display the correct promotions based on the store’s location, product categories, and languages, ensuring targeted and relevant content without manual updates.

Daily operations to add content and distribute correctly are limited to tagging the newly uploaded content correctly.

2. Corporate Communication

Scenario: A corporation needs to display different messages to various departments and office locations, with displays in portrait and landscape orientation.

  • Input Tags: Message Type (HR Update, IT Notice, Company News)
  • Output Super Tags: Department (HR, IT, Marketing), Office Location (Headquarters, Branch Office), Display Orientation (Portrait, Landscape).

Implementation:

  • Tag content like “HR Update” for HR-related announcements.
  • Tag players in different offices and departments with relevant tags.
  • Create a Smart Playlist with input tags “HR Update.”
  • Set output Super Tags for Department, Office Location and Display Orientation.

Result: The corporate digital signage will have a dynamic smart playlist for all HR updates, which will be displayed on screens in HR departments across all office locations, ensuring that only relevant employees see these messages, in the correct orientation with minimal manual intervention.

Conclusion

Smart Playlists offer a powerful solution for managing complex content distribution strategies. By automating content distribution through an advanced tagging system, Smart Playlists minimize manual management and allow your projects to run on autopilot. Whether you’re in retail, corporate communications, or event management, Smart Playlists ensure that your digital signage displays are always relevant, targeted, and efficient.

Embrace the future of digital signage with Smart Playlists, and experience a new level of simplicity and effectiveness in your content distribution strategy. For more information or a demo of our Smart Playlists feature, contact us at partners@waapiti.eu

Digital Signage
Integrations

Intuiface interactive experiences now officially supported!

We are proud to announce official integration with Intuiface!
Intuiface is a no-code platform dedicated to the delivery of rich interactive digital experiences that connect audiences to physical spaces. With support for touch, gesture, sensors, voice, and more, it allows you to create fully interactive digital content.
It’s entirely no-code, imposes no template restrictions, easily integrates with cloud services, offers extensive analytics capability, and much more.

It is now possible to combine interactive experiences generated with Intuiface technology within your existing Waapiti digital signage deployment, in a very simple way. You will find all the necessary information in our documentation site.

You can also learn more about the integration on the website of Intuiface.

 

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Assets Manager for Digital Signage: Simplify project management

Overview of assets manager

In the realm of digital signage, the introduction of an effective asset manager is a game-changer. When doing Digital Signage it’s obvious that you can’t play contents without displays, players, and many other hardware. Therefore, it makes no sense to be able to control perfectly all your contents without the ability to manage the needed hardware. At Waapiti we want to cover all the aspects of a Digital Signage project and the Waapiti’s Assets Manager is a step forward in our target to make Digital Signage easy.

Why Assets Manager?

  • Comprehensive Record Keeping: This feature carefully records every asset and related actions at each location. It offers a complete overview of your installations, managing both the hardware and its maintenance well.
  • Efficient Intervention Reports: Using automatic forms, technicians can easily record every action taken. This ensures precise tracking of all activities at each location, helping manage your digital signage assets effectively.

Maximise project management with the Assets Manager

Adopt Waapiti’s Assets Manager and transform your Signage network, ensuring every component is monitored, every update is tracked, and efficiency is maximised. Dive into the world of easy digital signage management with Waapiti.

You can learn more about Assets Manager in this article of our Knowledge Base.

Do you need an advanced digital signage CMS for your points of sale? Learn more about all our funcionalities at https://www.waapiti.eu/contact/

Are you a system integrator looking for an advanced CMS for your projects? Find our about our partner program at https://www.waapiti.eu/partners/

Digital Signage

Empowering Digital Signage: Custom communication based on point of sale

At Waapiti, we understand the evolving needs of both system integrators and end clients in the digital signage industry. Our platform offers an advanced user administration system, featuring robust roles and policy support, designed for automated content management and an overall efficient daily operation. This user system allows for custom communication based on each point of sale.

Empowering Individual Location Users

A key feature of our platform is the ability to create ‘Location Group’ users. These users have access to a group of locations within a digital signage project, providing a customized level of control and flexibility. This is ideal for large clients with several locations that have specific needs in their digital communication.

Key Features for Location Users

  • Content Upload: each individual location can easily upload their own content to the digital signage platform. With options for approval workflows, this feature guarantees consistent quality and brand alignment, crucial for automated content management strategies.
  • Dynamic Content Creation with Templates: they can also create captivating animations using the available templates from the main client account. This configurable feature, requiring approval for new content, ensures all displays align with the client standards.
  • Social Media Integration: individual locations can share content directly to their own social media accounts. This bridges the gap between digital signage and social media, crucial for integrated digital communication strategies.
  • Template Variables: template-based content created by the main client can be customized, allowing each individual location to edit certain variables like prices, titles, and languages. That way, the same piece of content has different values across different displays.
  • Open Slots: the main client can define open slots in the content loop, and each location user can fill them with approved content, allowing for a dynamic and responsive content strategy. This feature is particularly useful for clients interested in allowing a certain degree of customization for each of their individual stores.
  • Edit and Publish Calendars: when a certain calendar is used within a certain location group, it is possible for the location user to edit and publish these calendars, ensuring content schedules are precisely managed and relevant to each location.
  • View-Only Access: allow each location user to maintain control and oversight with view-only access to content, channels, and more. This feature is vital for clients requiring a secure overview of the digital signage network.

Unmatched Control and Flexibility for Store Chains

Waapiti’s Location Group functionalities are designed specifically for store chains, offering precise, custom communication based on each point of sale.. This approach ensures that the digital signage content is not only engaging but also highly relevant to each unique location. System integrators and partners benefit from these advanced features, improving the functionality offered to their clients, and enhancing customer engagement and ensuring effective content management in every aspect of their digital signage solutions.

You can learn more about Location groups in this article of our Knowledge Base.

Do you need an advanced digital signage CMS for your points of sale? Learn more about all our funcionalities at https://www.waapiti.eu/contact/

Are you a system integrator looking for an advanced CMS for your projects? Find our about our partner program at https://www.waapiti.eu/partners/

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User role system for Digital Signage CMS

At Waapiti, we understand the importance of seamless access management in digital signage platforms. That’s why we’ve engineered an intuitive user role system, specifically crafted to streamline the assignment of access levels across your team. Our innovative system recognizes the diverse functions of each employee, offering a permission-based framework. This ensures your team has the access they need, eliminating unnecessary complexities.

Overview: User Role & Policy System

Our ‘User Role’ feature comprises a collection of permissions assignable to user groups. These permissions, known as ‘Policies’, are the building blocks of our access management. They allow for precise and adaptable control over user access, ensuring your digital signage platform remains secure and efficient.

Effortless Role Creation

To create a new role:

  1. Select ‘Settings’ from the left menu.
  2. Click on the ‘Roles’ tab.
  3. Choose ‘+ New Role’ and name it.
  4. Assign policies by toggling them on or off.

For example, check out this newly created ‘Content Manager’ role:

user role system for digital signage cms

After creating a role, assigning it to a user is straightforward. Whether during the creation phase or afterward, simply use the tab in the user create/edit form to assign the role.

application for the user role system for digital signage cms

Essential Roles – Some examples

We’ve identified several key roles that are universally beneficial:
  • Admin Role: Ideal for managers with comprehensive platform control.
  • Content Creator/Designer: Focuses on content creation with an approval system.
  • Project Manager: Manages content approval and display decisions.
  • Technical Support & Installation: Handles the technical aspects of player and display installation.
  • Marketing: Utilizes platform content for social media and branding campaigns.

 

Best Practices for Role & Policy Management

To optimize the user experience, we suggest:
  • Establishing roles at the onset of client creation.
  • Applying the principle of least privilege for minimal access.
  • Separating duties to avoid conflicts of interest.

 

Troubleshooting & FAQs

Our system is designed to adapt to your team’s dynamics. Here are some FAQs for a smooth experience:
  • Q: What if a user needs more permissions?
  • A: Modify their role or consider a new role for expanded responsibilities.
  • Q: Who can edit roles?
  • A: Role editing can be assigned selectively for better management.

Do you need an advanced digital signage CMS for your points of sale? Learn more about all our funcionalities at https://www.waapiti.eu/contact/

Are you a system integrator looking for an advanced CMS for your projects? Find our about our partner program at https://www.waapiti.eu/partners/

Digital Signage

New version of Waapiti platform

We have important news!

You can now enter the new version of Waapiti.

You will see an amazing transformation, new features, and fully adapted for mobile devices.

With your same login and password, you will be able to access both the current version and the new revamped version. Don’t worry – the two versions will coexist over time as you gain confidence in the new one.

Use this URL to access the new version of Waapiti:
https://revamp.platform.waapiti.eu/

A new look and feel, improved usability and new features will help you save time and avoid errors. Discover the new responsive design, new user roles, smart playlists and how to further automate content scheduling.

Waapiti evolves along with your communication strategy.

If you are interested in a personalized training, do not hesitate to send us an email to:
content@tmm-group.eu

Join the new Waapiti platform and discover limitless possibilities!

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Types of digital signage, make the smart choice

Digital Signage Technology

It’s no secret that digital signage is replacing traditional advertising formats such as paper and billboards. In this post, we’ll talk about the different types of digital signage and how you can choose the right one for your business. We’ll also discuss the benefits of using digital signage and how it can help you achieve your marketing goals.

 

The digital revolution

Advertising channels are rapidly modernising, and multimedia advertising is now the new platform that is dominating every market. Digital screens are filling the space to showcase a new way of interacting with customers. This is what we know as digital signage, an advertising revolution that is here to stay.

 

 

What are the advantages of digital signage?

There are many advantages to using digital signage.

  • It is easy and quick to update and change content.
  • It is possible to target specific audiences with specific content.
  • It can be used to display information in real time.
  • Digital signage is a cost-effective way to reach customers.
  • It is an environmentally friendly way to communicate with customers.

 

It can help businesses

  • In the long term save money on advertising by replacing paper or other traditional advertising methods.
  • Generate more leads and sales by displaying targeted content.
  • Increase brand awareness, positioning and visibility.
  • Improve customer service by providing critical information to retailers, such as shop hours, details of their product offering, generating cross-selling.
  • Increase sales and conversions.

 

Digital signage can also help customers to

  • Reduce waiting times with interactive or informative content.
  • Improve customer experience with targeted content.
  • Increase loyalty and repeat purchases with personalised content.

 

What are the different types of digital signage?

Digital signage can be found both outdoors and indoors and each type has a different purpose.

Outdoor digital signage: Outdoor digital signage is typically used for advertising or branding purposes. It is often placed in high-traffic areas such as bus stops, train stations and shopping malls, and brands also use their storefronts to generate attraction.

Indoor digital signage: depending on the target vertical, it is often used for decorative or informational purposes. It can be found in chain shops, office buildings, retail shops, restaurants and hotels. Indoor digital signage is often used to display menus, directions, shop hours and product information.

 

 

What solutions can I implement?

There are countless options when it comes to digital signage display types, and the right one for your business will depend on your specific needs and objectives. Some of the most common types of digital signage are:

In-window displays: These are usually placed in places of great attraction due to the volume of people passing by and are guaranteed to be attractive as they are a powerful entrance hook along with attractive animated content.
Interactive displays: These displays allow customers to interact with the content, for example, by touch or voice. They can be used to provide information, directions or product details.
Videowalls: these are made up of multiple screens that display video content on each of these screens individually or create a large canvas where, due to the nature of the content to be broadcast, high definition is required.
Digital menu boards: these are electronic screens that display information about products or services as a menu board. They can be used in restaurants, cafeterias and other businesses where customers need information about products.
Product displays: these are digital displays that show information about a specific product. They can be integrated into furniture or within the shop space. They mostly provide information about a product or service.

 

Display formats

There are two main types of displays for digital signage: LCD and LED.

LCD (liquid crystal display) screens are the most common type of digital signage yet LED (light emitting diodes) are gaining ground exponentially. Both can be used in a wide range of environments, such as indoors or outdoors.

LED displays are more expensive than LCDs, but consume less energy and have a longer lifetime.

 

Tips for choosing the right digital signage for your business

The first step is to identify your specific needs and objectives. Once you know what you want to achieve, you can start working out what display formats and strategies you need to achieve successful digital communication.

There are many factors to consider, such as the cost of the hardware, the durability of the hardware, the quality of the image. You also need to think about where you will place the screens and whether it should be weatherproof or not.

There are many factors to consider when implementing digital signage solutions for your business. However, if you take the time to research your options and compare different products, you can find the perfect solution for your needs.

From Waapiti we can help you choose the digital signage screens that best suit your project as well as the cloud platform for digital signage where you can coordinate, manage and execute all the content programming actions in a fast, reliable way and avoiding human errors.

 

Digital signage and technology: a perfect combination

Digital signage is a perfect way to take advantage of the latest technology. Displays can be connected to the internet so businesses can display information in real time or create immersive experiences. Thanks to Artificial Intelligence we can impact in a more personalised way the target audience we are looking for. They can also be used to display content from social networks, such as Twitter feeds or Facebook posts.

With Waapiti’s digital signage software you will get:

  • Management in the cloud: The platform grows automatically thanks to a cloud-native architecture, which allows it to have unlimited scalability and high availability.
  • A very intuitive interface: You can start adding content in a few clicks and have control of editing, scheduling and content distribution very easily.
  • Improves the user experience: It has different user levels, background functionality, mass actions on specific screens, launches specific content at specific times…

Waapiti applications are almost infinite thanks to the powerful software with which you can have:

  • Control of the screen status in real time.
  • Scheduled and automated content management.
  • Unlimited content generation through templates.
  • Intelligent scheduling by tags.
  • Different user roles to co-manage content broadcasting.
  • Integration with leading manufacturers and third party applications.
  • Live content.
  • Multi-channel scheduling and triggers.
  • Background functionality.
  • Mass actions.
  • Piped music integration.

 

Waapiti. Smart digital signage for your business.

Digital signage is a versatile tool that can be used in a variety of ways to enhance the customer experience. At Waapiti, we offer the ideal platform to manage any digital signage display easily, at any time and from any device.

Contact us for more information and we will be happy to answer any questions you may have about our platform or digital signage in general.

Request your free trial access to our platform.

 

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Advantages of Digital Signage for businesses and consumers

Digital signage Company

Digital signage is one of the most powerful and effective means of communication between businesses and their customers. It has revolutionized the way retailers interact with customers, providing them with new opportunities to create an individual customer experience that meets their needs. In this post, we will discuss digital signage for both businesses and consumers, its benefits, effects and success stories. Let’s get started!

What is digital signage for businesses?

Digital signage consists of an electronic screen that displays information, advertising and other communication messages. Businesses use digital signage to communicate with their customers, create a more interactive shopping experience and to promote their products or services in a more attractive way.
Digital signage can be used indoors or outdoors. Outdoor digital displays are typically weatherproof and can be mounted on walls, poles or rooftops. Indoor digital displays are typically smaller and can be placed on counters, shelves, pedestals or kiosks.

How does it work?

A business digital signage system usually consists of a screen, a media player and software. The display is usually a flat screen TV, a monitor, a projection screen or even a Video Wall. The media player plays video, images and other content stored on a memory card, USB drive, computer or from the cloud itself. The software is used to create and manage the content played on the screen.

 

Benefits of Digital Signage for Businesses

The first major benefit is that it helps you save time and money. With digital signage, companies can create and update their content quickly and easily, without incurring the printing and distribution costs of traditional signage. Having the possibility to increase the rotation of creativities,
Another great advantage is that digital signage can be used to target specific audiences with personalized messages. For example, if you know that a particular demographic is interested in your product or service, you can create a specific message for them. This way, you can be sure that your target audience will see and remember your message.
Digital signage also offers the opportunity to collect data about your customers. Thanks to interactive displays, you can collect information on who interacts with your signs, what interests them and how they react to your content. This data can be used to improve your marketing campaigns and ensure that you reach the right people with the right message.

 

Advertising content displayed by companies on Digital Signage

Any type of content can be displayed on interactive screens with image and video being the most commonly used.

  • Product information: companies can use digital signage to display information about their products, such as price, features, specifications and availability.
  • Promotions and discounts: very important is to use digital signage to advertise special offers, sales and discounts.
  • News and events: also to keep customers up to date with news and events.
  • Weather: screens can be used to display local weather information.
  • Directions: businesses can use digital signage to help customers find their way around a store or complex.
  • Emergency information: it is also interesting to use digital signage to display emergency information, such as evacuation routes and meeting points.

 

What is digital signage for consumers?

Digital signage for consumers is a way for businesses to communicate with consumers and provide them with information about their products or services. It can also be used to create a more personalized shopping experience by providing them with just the right information they need. Without incurring in invasive advertising systems.

 

Effects of Digital Signage on Consumers

A study conducted by the University of Cincinnati found that people who saw digital signage were more likely to remember the brand and product than those who did not see the signage. The study also revealed that people who saw the digital signage were more likely to have a positive attitude toward the brand and to purchase the product. So, here are some of the reactions by consumers to digital signage content:
– Attention: grab consumers’ attention and get them to notice a product or service.
– Engagement: Attract consumers and make them interact with the content.
– Memory: Help consumers remember a product or service.
– Emotion: Evokes emotions in consumers, such as happiness, sadness or anger.
– Purchase: Influences consumers to make a purchase.

 

Benefits of Digital Signage for consumers

There has always been talk about the benefits for companies using this type of technology, but what about the end consumer? It is also beneficial for the other side of the equation.
At certain times it can facilitate informed purchasing decisions. Digital signage can also create a more personalized shopping experience by providing targeted content. In addition, digital signage can help consumers remember a product or service, which can influence their purchase. Finally, digital signage can provide games that make waiting times much more enjoyable.

Waapiti. Web-based digital signage platform for companies in all sectors.

Digital signage can bring many benefits to businesses and consumers. It can help businesses save time and money, while delivering targeted content to consumers. In addition, digital signage can help improve the customer experience by providing content and even gamification strategies. In short, Sigital Signage is the present and future of in-store advertising content.
At Waapiti, we offer a new generation web-based Digital Signage platform: cloud system, scalable, with intuitive interface and compatible with any type of device.
Contact us for more information and we will be happy to answer any questions you may have about our platform or Digital Signage in general.
Request your free trial access to our platform.

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SoC: Intelligent Technology applied to Digital Signage

SoC Display para Digital Signage

Digital signage is a popular way to communicate with customers and employees. A traditional digital signage installation typically includes a display and a separate media player connected to it to communicate with the server and play the media content. However, this is no longer necessary with the advent of SoC technology.

 

What are SoC Displays?

SoC stands for System on Chip. It is a powerful multi-core processor mounted inside the casing of commercial displays that replaces the traditional playback device and its cables.
System on Chip displays are becoming very popular today, both for small and large digital signage displays, and are offered by the leading display manufacturers in the market such as Samsung or LG.
SoC displays come in different sizes, brightness levels, can be used both indoors and outdoors and differ in operating hours.

 

What are the advantages of SoC displays?

First, it is an ALL-IN-ONE digital signage solution. Therefore, it is a much more elegant and tidy installation: it takes up less space, there are no additional cables or metalwork, and ultimately, there are fewer points of failure.
SoC displays are cost-effective. Although the cost of a professional SoC display may be higher than a standard display, the total cost of the installation is usually lower compared to a traditional setup:

  • No separate device to pay for
  • The complexity of the entire installation is reduced
  • Future maintenance is much easier

Some might argue that SoC displays might not be as powerful or reliable as a stand-alone media player.
However, new generations of SoC displays offer great performance and high quality. The latest displays have quad-core processors and run 4k content. They are also very reliable, built to last. Statistics show that SoC reliability in market leading displays is really high and their failure rate is as low as < 0.5%.

SoC displays and power saving

The new generation of SoC displays is extremely energy efficient. One of the main reasons is that they don’t have that extra hardware – the media player – that consumes extra power.
Saving energy is very important for businesses. It’s not only good for the environment, but also for business results and goals.

Security in SoC displays

Data security is of paramount importance and of great concern to both enterprises and customers but with SoC displays you can be sure that your data is safe.
Most SoC displays have a security lock to prevent theft or tampering.
In addition, the content is usually stored on a secure server that can only be accessed by authorized personnel.
SoC displays have a number of security features, such as:

  • Authentication: Authentication is used to control access to content stored on the server. Only authorized personnel can access and play content.
  • User management: User management allows you to control who can access and play content. You can create different user groups with different permissions.
  • IP filtering: IP filtering is a way to restrict access to content from certain IP addresses. This is useful if you only want authorized personnel to access content from specific locations.
  • Logging and auditing: Logging and auditing allows you to keep track of who has accessed and played content. This is useful for security and regulatory compliance.

 

What type of content can be played on an SoC display?

SoC displays can play any type of content that would normally be played on a digital signage display: video, images, animations, RSS feeds, social media feeds, web pages, etc.
The most popular content types are video and images. You can use SoC displays to play short videos or commercials, as well as to create eye-catching image galleries.
SoC displays are also a good way to display real-time information, such as weather, stock quotes or social media feeds.

 

Functionalities of SoC screens

  • Playback of HTML5 content created from templates.
  • Screen partitioning that allows playing more than 1 content simultaneously.
  • Change of content by means of external signals, or ‘triggers’.
  • Playback of bar text or tickertape linked to an RSS feed.
  • Remote control of screen on/off.
  • Support for displaying web content via URL.
  • Possibility of integration of external systems, such as queue management, audience measurement, weather widgets, Co2 meter, etc.

 

Soc displays applied to Digital Signage

Digital signage is one of the most popular applications of SoC displays. SoC displays are more reliable, easier to install and maintain, and offer greater security, as we have seen above.
In addition, SoC displays offer many features that are perfect for digital signage applications.

Content scheduling

Content scheduling allows you to specify when content should be played. This is useful for playing content at specific times or dates.

Playlists

Playlists allow you to create a sequence of content to be played in order. This is useful for creating a loop of content that will play continuously.

Triggers

Triggers allow you to play content in response to external events. For example, you can play a message when someone walks past your screen.

Web integration

Web integration allows you to display web content on your SoC screen. This is useful for displaying information from the Internet, such as weather or news.

Integration with external systems

External systems allow you to display information from other systems on your SoC screen. For example, you can display sales information from your point-of-sale system.

 

Waapiti. Soc technology applied to digital signage

SoC displays are becoming very popular in digital signage solutions because they offer a number of advantages over traditional playback devices. They are more versatile, more secure and easier to install and maintain. If you’re looking for a new digital signage solution, consider using SoC displays for your next project.
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